Anticryptogamic composition



Patented Nov. 29, 1938 i i Q I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE anrlcnrr'rocfin zg comrosrrion 7 Albert DAmico, Rome, Italy No Drawing. Application February 5, 1931, Serial No. 124,328. In may February 20, 1936 1 Claim. (Cl. 167- 16) My present invention has for its object to foresential to the development of the cryptogams, stall and fight mildew of wheat and cereals genprevents their development. erally, as well as cryptogamic parasitesof plants 2. The excess of calcium oxide maintains the and their products. copper sulfate in the anhydrous condition until From old times the baleful destructive action a large part '01 the oxide has changed into hy- 5 of mildew on grains and cereals generally is dioxide and carbonate. known in agriculture, as well as the serious dam- 3. When. the calcium oxide changes to hyage inflicted by cryptogams to plants. droxidethis absorbs carbon dioxide from the air,

Mildew, especially, is easily recognized by its and this-forms asomewhat rigid coating upon the 10 rusty colour to which the name of rust of this plant. and t us r e y Prevents the powder from Q malady is due. falling, or in case of rain, being washed an the No eflicient remedy of this malady has hitherplant. r 3

to been known, as every means devised for fight- 4. Any beginning growth of a cryptogamic or-.

ing it, besides being. inefllcient, presented dimganism comes into contact with these two sub- 5 culties in actual practice, leaving alone the high stances,-which, because of its tender tissues abcostwhich made the process anti-economical. sorb its water and; the copper Sulfate being there- My present invention is essentially based on by-rendered soluble, is in turn absorbed by the the use of a combination of flnelypowdered calcryptogam and poisons it. 1 cium oxide with powdered anhydrous copperfsul- This composition in being hydrated in the o phate. Both anhydrous copper sulphate and calabove wa rms a p weriul anti ryptogamic by so cium oxide are well known and powerful-abattackin'gthe cryptb'gams jus't in themoment of sorbents of moisture and when applied to'tlie theif'highest 'vlrulence, When the flplants in their dry, powdered form, moisture fli l elementamost especial y -th i from the air and that from the surface of the velopmeniv 5 plant, is taken up I 1 Satisfactory proportionaior instance, are 2-3 A The calcium oxide it iswell known therebybeanhydrous sulphate comes calcium hydroxide and adheres to the. of finely powdered calcium g fi plant, and. because of its great preponderance in momugmy med together so as quite w the mixture prevents for a while agreat absorpgg g ggi s spread im the punts tion of moisture by the copper suli'ate. any

There are at least .ro'ur reactions which the f fg or mixture of these substances undergo or cause, An u mm p iti 1 plants which give them increased cryptogamic effect. a hich consists 01' a homogeneous mixture of cal- 1 namely: v cium oxide and completely dehydrated copper 1. The calcium oxide dries the surface of the sulfate, both in finely powdered condition. plant and this removal oi moisture. which is es- 7 ALBERT DAMIOO. 

